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Risperidone for the core symptom domains of autism: results from the study by the Autism Network of the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology.
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- Authors
- Christopher J. McDougle, Lawrence Scahill, Michael G. Aman, James T. McCracken, Elaine Tierney, Mark Davies, L. Eugene Arnold, David J. Posey, Andrès Martin, Jaswinder K. Ghuman, Bhavik G. Shah, Shirley Z. Chuang, Naomi B. Swiezy, Nilda M. Gonzalez, Jill A. Hollway, Kathleen Koenig, James McGough, Louise Ritz, Benedetto Vitiello
- Title
- Risperidone for the core symptom domains of autism: results from the study by the Autism Network of the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology.
- Journal
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Year
- 2005
- Volume
- 162
- Issue
- 6
- Page(s)
- pp. 1142-1148
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- Publication Format
- Journal Article
- Efficacy Study/Review
- Yes
- Scientific Validity
- Retrospective Study, Peer-Reviewed
- Comments
This is an extension study of the paper by the Research Units on Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism Network (2002). This study tested the hypothesis that risperidone is superior to placebo for reducing repetitive behavior and that it improves measures of social relatedness and impaired communication.
- Keywords
- Risperidone, Restricted, Repetitive Patterns of Behaviour, Interests, or Activities, Adolescent / Secondary School Age, Antipsychotics, Atypical, Autism, Child/Children, Core/Global Functioning/Symptoms, Intervention, Medication
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McCracken J. T.
et al.
(2002)
Risperidone in children with autism and serious behavioral problems.
New England Journal of Medicine.
347(5),
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